— Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 30, 2023
This fucking SUCKS. I am bummed tf out, and this blog may end up being one run-on paragraph where I lean on other people's words that describe how I currently feel, so consider this a preemptive apology
FUCK Caleb Martin and Max Strus! It's one thing when you lose the Miami Big 3, but to lost to these bums fucking kiiiillllls.
Going into the game, I knew losing was possible (even though I truly believed we were gonna win this game after battling back so far) but I never thought we'd get run off the fucking court at home after coming this far. A buddy called me before the game, and I said I could see anything happening, and he said I could see anything except a blowout Celtics loss; then I was like yeah, you're right. Man, do we look foolish!
Earlier today, I blogged that this game would be either the highest of highs or lowest of lows, and your boi is currently miles below sea level. But this is what sports are all about...it's still worth it because had they won, I'd be higher than all the satellites monitoring our every move, but man, this is so shitty. Nights like this really make me wish I had a loving lady companion to cuddle me and tell me it's gonna be alright (no, it's not! we lost to the fucking 8 seed in a home Game 7!!!!) It was truly incredible to get to this point, and lots of fun the last few nights. It was nice to believe again. I'm glad the Celtics fought back and made this a series, but this is almost worse than just getting swept (it's not, but at least if they got swept, it would've happened last week, and I'd be currently feeling a little better). They had Game 7 on their home court and got run off the fucking court. I wanna say I can't believe it...but this shit is so perfectly Celtics and Heat. We got within 7 or 8 a few times but never got any closer. I know it's loser talk, but it would've been cool Tatum didn't hurt his ankle 10 seconds into the game. Who knows how differently things play out? He was clearly hobbled. Kevin Harland is GOATED, but Reggie and Van Gundy are absolute trash (P! U!); it blows my fucking mind that Reggie Miller even has this job, but Van Gundy said something in the 4th quarter along the lines of "Boston's gonna be thinking what if with the Tatum injury but Miami didn't have Herro." Like sure, that's true, but Miami played this whole series and essentially the entire series without him. That's nowhere close to the Celtics' best player being at like 30% and the mental hit that put on his crew from the jump. Going into the 4th quarter, I seriously still had faith. We were only down 10 and got the ball first. As soon as Jayson missed an easy lay-up and Miami answered with a 3, I knew we were cooked. That's what makes this loss so fucking disgusting. I am more sad than mad, but I'm pissed at how poorly my guys played tonight. They had a chance and withered away when it mattered most. That fucking sucks. It's also loser talk to say this, but it's fucking true...the Celtics are better than the Heat. They're clearly the more talented roster, but as Bill Belichick has said countless times, it's not about collecting talent; it's about building a team. It's slightly different in basketball, but the Heat have shown they're the more cohesive. They lost in probably the most heart-breaking way possible in Game 6 at home, bounced back on the road, and frankly killed the Celtics. Credit the C's for fighting back, but had they not given up 45 points in the 3rd quarter of Game 1 or closed out Game 2 like a great team should, they wouldn't have been in this situation.
This loss was Tatum/Brown's second home Game 7 L in the Eastern Conference Finals (although the 2018 run was their rookie and second seasons, respectively & that was actually a close game). Where do you go from here? I am a Jaylen Brown guy, but he was downright atrocious tonight. If you're gonna give this guy the supermax, he has to be the one who steps up when Jayson is visibly hampered. Eight turnovers and 8/23 shooting is not stepping up and certainly isn't worth $300+ mill (or whatever it is).
After starting the game 4/6, the C's finished the night with just 32 field goals on an abominable 39% from the floor and a putrid 9/42 from deep (+ one of those was from Mike Muscala in garbage time).
Tatum didn't do enough; I'm sure he'll be the first to admit it. He only took 13 shots, but you have to grade this performance on a curve. This could be misconstrued as loser talk, but he was obviously not himself after that injury.
Brogdon's injury came at the worst time too. He was great all year and the C's clearly missed him. It was like playing with four guys when he was on the floor. I respect him for battling and trying to play, but the dude has like a dislocated tendon or some shit...that's not an injury that you can play through in basketball (even if I'm not sure exactly what he did). It'd be one thing if you're playing football, but in basketball where touch is everything that's fucking brutal.
I'll end with this because it's super late and I'm tapped. I made a TikTok that explains my feelings about the future of this team that took like an hour and a half with editing out all my pauses and speaking mistakes.
Change is probably necessary, but I'm not sure breaking up the Jays is the best move for this organization. Forcing a Game 7 after falling down 3-0 was awesome, but it should've never came to that. We're the better team but got out played by a team with a better coach. I'm saying this in jest, but do we even wanna be a top 4 seed next year? Home court advantage is not the Celtics swag AT ALL. Also, losing another home Game 7 to a Florida eight seed blows ass (even though I don't really care about the Bruins...but I wanted them to win for Boston and the fans. If I had to split my love/interest between the C's and Bruins its 99.58% Celtics, 0.42% Bruins. I like the Bruins but I'm not emotionally invested in them like I am the Celts). This is awful for the brand. Boston really hasn't been the same since Brady left and John Henry told the fans FUCK YOU and traded Mookie Betts to avoid paying taxes. Fuck Florida, man. Their fans don't deserve this. Fuck the fascist state of Florida and it's ignorant populaiton that voted for Ron DeFascist. I wish my divorced parents both lived somewhere else (like Rhode Island). It's absolutely disgusting that this DeFascist's state gets the national spotlight in not one but two big four finals. Hopefully having the national spotlight in not one, but two big four finals brings some added attention to Florida being a DeFascist state. Hopefully more Americans will realize how fucked up that in-the-closet, wannabe Hitler, go-go boot-wearing POS is. S/o my girl Hayley Williams for calling him out. I'm gonna give that it's own blog when it's really Tuesday. It's still Monday until whenever I wake up, aaaaannnnd here's that TikTok!!
P.S.
Including this next one, there are 16 "fucks" in this blog. I tried to limit myself, but I could've dropped a thousand. I'm not just bleeding green, I'm crying green (metaphorically...although no cap *ironically using that* I could use a good cry).
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